Name………………………..

Date…………………………
Group…….
Gerunds and infinitives

Use gerund (verb+ing):

- after prepositions and phrasal verbs (I gave up smoking.),
- as a subject of a sentence (Eating sweets is bad for you.),
- after some verbs like: hate, spend, enjoy, don’t mind, finish, like, love,
practise, stop, suggest etc.

Use long infinitive (to+verb):

- after adjectives (It’s interesting to see the pigeons.),
- to express a reason or purpose (I save money to buy a car.),
- after some verbs such as: afford, agree, decide, expect, forget, help, hope,
offer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, remember, see, try, want, would like etc.

Use short infinitive (without to) :

-after modals and auxiliary verbs (You must hurry.),
- after make and let (Let me go out. She makes me laugh.)

After begin, start, prefer, continue you can use gerund or infinitive without a
difference in meaning.

Some verbs can be followed by gerund or infinitive, but the meaning is different.
I remembered buying bread.= I bought the bread.
Remember to call your friend!= Don’t forget to do it!

I stopped to buy bread.= in order to buy bread.

I stopped eating.= I was eating and I interrupted the action.

Try to come early!= make an effort to do this.

Try learning Chinese!= do it and see if you can.)
 1. Complete with a gerund or infinitive:

1. Our teacher has promised ................... (help) us .................. (prepare) for next week's
test.
2. I hate ........................ (get up) early in winter and ...................... (get) ready in the dark.
3. If you can't fix that old thing, try ....................... (hit) it with a hammer!
4. I saw her ........................ (sit) at the bus stop, and I heard her ................... (tell) her
friend not to wait for her.
5. Poor Charles! The police suspected him of ................... (try) .................. (sell) stolen
bicycles.
6.Can you manage ....................... (finish) ..................... (pack) these parcels alone?
7. They refused ……………………..(come) to my party.
8. The dog started ……………………(run) after the cat.
9. I just can’t stop ………………………(think) of this.
10. I’ve always wanted ……………………..(go) to Australia.
11. I don’t mind ……………………..(help) you with the decorating.

2. Complete with the correct form:

a. You didn’t buy vegetables from the market! Remember ................................(buy)

some today!
b. I remembered ..............................(buy) Alice a present for her birthday last month.
c. Can you please stop ......................................(talk)? You really annoy me!
d. Stop.................................(cry)! Your eyes will look horrible at the party tonight!
e. Mum stopped ..............................(have) a coffee. She was very sleepy.
f. He tried ...............................(break) the door in order to come in.
g. Could you try ...................................(listen) to me for a moment? It’s very important!
h. We regret ...................................(tell) you the news.
i. I regret.............................(buy) that dress. I don’t like it anymore.